Graduate and Undergraduate Training in Biomedicine at ASU

描述(由申请者提供)：IMSD项目“亚利桑那州立大学生物医学研究生和本科生培训”将对整个亚利桑那州立大学校园产生重大影响。该项目的目标是增加获得博士学位并从事生物医学/行为学科研究工作的人数不足的学生，包括少数民族、经济困难和残疾学生。该计划的一个创新特点是，它强调通过社区联系为年轻科学家创造一个支持性的环境，突出生物医学研究与其社区面临的健康挑战的相关性。我们认为，这一重点将增加该项目对代表不足的学生的吸引力，并增强他们完成学位的能力。我们的目标将通过追求两个具体目标来实现。在目标1中，我们计划增加亚利桑那州立大学准备并有动力进入生物医学/行为科学研究生学习的本科生人数。我们建议一项为期四年的本科课程，从一年级开始。在目标2中，我们计划增加在亚利桑那州立大学获得博士学位并选择继续生物医学/行为科学研究的人数不足的研究生人数。我们提出了一个为期两年的研究生项目，重点是招生。为了这两个目标，我们将通过与亚利桑那州立大学受人尊敬的数学项目合作，为亚利桑那州立大学的代表人数不足的学生提供服务，并与加州州立大学建立合作伙伴关系，扩大我们在亚利桑那州内外的招生努力。我们将扩大影响其社区的疾病学生的研究机会，例如通过亚利桑那州立大学/梅奥代谢和血管生物学诊所中心和马里科帕胰岛素抵抗倡议。我们将提供一个支持性的环境，通过指导教师解决代表不足的学生所面临的挑战，利用同伴指导，并提供一系列工作坊/研讨会，涵盖科学写作、批判性思维、量化方法和负责任的研究行为等主题。总体而言，我们广泛的培训计划将：在四年内通过与社区卫生保健问题的联系来激励总共80名研究生和本科生，促进他们接触到广泛的教师导师，并通过有组织的学术活动增强他们的研究经验。我们将采用两年一次的形成性评估，以实时确定项目改进的机会，并采用终结性评估，为培训下一代代表性不足的科学家奠定基础。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The IMSD program "Graduate and Undergraduate Training in Biomedicine at ASU" will have a significant impact across the ASU campus. The goal of the program is to increase in the number of underrepresented students, including ethnic minority, financially disadvantaged and disabled students, that earn a Ph.D. and pursue research careers in biomedical/behavioral disciplines. An innovative feature of the program is its emphasis on creating a supportive environment for young scientists through community connections that highlights the relevance of biomedical research to the health challenges facing their communities. We feel this focus will increase the appeal of the program to underrepresented students and also enhance their ability to complete their degree. Our goals will be accomplished through the pursuit of two Specific Aims. In Aim 1 we plan to increase the number of underrepresented undergraduates at ASU who are prepared and motivated to enter graduate studies in biomedical/behavioral sciences. We propose a four-year undergraduate program beginning with entering freshman. In Aim 2 we plan to increase the number of underrepresented graduate students who earn their Ph.D. at ASU and choose to continue in research in biomedical/behavioral sciences. We propose a two-year graduate student program that will focus on entering students. For both Aims we will expand our recruitment efforts both within Arizona and beyond via collaborations with well-respected Mathematics programs for underrepresented students at ASU and partnerships with California State Universities. We will expand research opportunities for students in diseases affecting their communities, for example through the ASU/Mayo Clinic Center for Metabolic and Vascular Biology and the Maricopa Insulin Resistance Initiative. We will provide a supportive environment by mentoring faculty on the challenges faced by underrepresented students, by utilizing peer mentoring and by offering a suite of workshops/seminars covering topics such as science writing, critical thinking, quantitative methods and responsible conduct of research. Overall, our broad training program will: excite a total of 80 graduate and undergraduate students over four years with its connection to health-care issues in their community, facilitate their access to a wide range of faculty mentors and enhance their research experience with structured academic activities. We will employ bi-annual formative evaluations to identify opportunities for program improvement in real time and a summative evaluation to set the stage for training the next generation of underrepresented scientists.